Description: An older man who wears dull blue sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longbow, just in case, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his golden hair up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gifted student he started as a Dyer, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his brass crest up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'7". He wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. He has silver hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 170 pp. Obsidian (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has auburn hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 900 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp).